The Norfolk and Waveney Acute Hospital Collaborative is planning to deploy a new electronic patient record (EPR) under an £88 million contract with Meditech.
Three NHS trusts are working on the project: Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals, James Paget University Hospitals and the The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn.
They have secured ministerial approval of the business case for the investment, with money from NHS England and the Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (ICB).
They plan to launch the EPR in 2026, saying it will streamline communications between staff and patients, introduce time saving features and facilitate safer, more personalised care.
Wealth of benefits
Ian Riley, director of digital and data for the ICB, said: “This EPR system will bring a wealth of benefits to patients across Norfolk and Waveney.
“One of our ambitions as an integrated care system is to make sure that people only need to tell their story once. This new EPR system will give staff better access to patient information, ensuring better, faster and safer care for Norfolk and Waveney residents.
“This is fantastic news for our patients, our colleagues and communities and I’d like to recognise the hard work of staff across our three acute hospitals who have contributed towards this programme.”
Both the James Paget and Queen Elizabeth Hospital trusts are part of NHS England’s New Hospital Programme, under which they will be rebuilt. The relevant teams are working together to ensure this works with the deployment of the new EPR.
